For anyone battling weeds in their lawns, chemical sprays may seem like the obvious first choice. Although herbicides can be extremely effective weed control, they are the final step in a well-rounded ...
In addition to being able to identify weeds, you can take steps to help prevent them from growing in order to keep a healthy garden this summer. Check out this handy list and helpful information.
Here’s a little known fact: the purple-blooming weeds like henbit and deadnettle that are so easily spotted in the spring are actually growing in your lawn right now. As gardeners, we typically ...
Spring brings renewed life to our gardens and lawns, but alongside the desirable greenery comes the inevitable invasion of weeds. These opportunistic plants can quickly overtake a well-maintained lawn ...
The popular Weed Identification Field Guide is now available electronically as an e-book and, for the first time, downloadable on iPad. The publication is distributed by the Iowa Soybean Association ...
Green winter weeds mar the smooth evenness of brown, dormant Southern lawns. If that is not sufficient motivation to take them seriously, weeds are taking advantage of this time of year. Dormant lawn ...
Over the past few years, a new weed from South America has been making an appearance in Southern lawns, along roadsides, and in unimproved turf areas. Called skyseed, or Chevreul’s sharp lawn weed, ...
The battle for weed-free grass is something almost every homeowner will deal with at some point. Weeds like crab grass, dandelions, ivy, clover, bluegrass, and chickweed are some of the most common ...
Over the last few weeks several residents brought the same weed in for me to identify and you should see the expression on their faces when they talk about this weed. I consider it the weed from hell ...
Weeds are the worst nightmare for any gardener striving to maintain a pristine lawn. The Boston-based startup Dandy Technology says its lawn-bots can take care of the problem automatically by crawling ...